The Cembrit HD board has recently been installed in the newly redeveloped East Stand at Twickenham, the home of England Rugby.
Described as resilient, hard wearing, with an impressive fire rating, HD is said to be an ideal multi-use board for high traffic areas in sports grounds such as Twickenham, which on match days sees 82,000 fans descend on the stadium.
The new East Stand development was designed by KSS who was the lead designer and architect on the project and worked with Wildfire London on the interior design concept and delivery. The expanded East Stand offers six floors of event space, including eight brand new facilities delivering a bespoke hospitality experience for fans.
The British Airways Rose Garden is a new roof terrace on Level 5 and has been designed for a fun and immersive experience. It is said to be hugely popular due to its ‘outdoors feel’ which includes a built-in pizza oven and rotisserie.
Supplied by the Hayes branch of Minster, the Cembrit HD board is installed in the Rose Garden itself, in the wings of the facility, as well as on the walls of the adjacent L5 concourse where impact resistance was said to be important as crowds are moving in confined spaces. A lot of the wall finishes in the Rose Garden are also fixed through the Cembrit boards, including the brick slips behind the rotisserie section.
Kenji Ikegaya, an architect at KSS, commented: “Cembrit’s robust and weather resistant HD boards provided us with flexibility and multipurpose utility in meeting the complex project requirements. Their technical advisors were also helpful and informative in pursuing the goals of the project.”
